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Jesus Dies on the Cross

Jesus Dies for Us

Day 154of 180
Week 31of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that Jesus died to take away our sins

2

Recognize Jesus' love through His sacrifice

3

Begin to comprehend God's plan of salvation

📖 Scripture Connection

Matthew 27:32-50

“When they came to a place called Golgotha (which means 'the place of the skull'), they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.”

— Matthew 27:32-50 (WEB)

Demonstrates Jesus' purposeful sacrifice and obedience to God's plan

📦 Materials Needed

  • Purple cloth
  • Cross cutout
  • Heart-shaped paper
  • Crayons
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn about Jesus' amazing love on the cross

💭 Review Question: What happened to Jesus yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Jesus showed the biggest love by dying on the cross for us

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Jesus didn't do anything wrong
  • He took punishment for our mistakes
  • God's love is bigger than anything
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Why do you think Jesus died on the cross?
  • How does Jesus show He loves us?
3Activity: Love Cross Craft (8 min)
craft

Create a cross showing Jesus' love

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take cross cutout
  2. Decorate with hearts
  3. Write 'Jesus Loves Me' with help
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps trace and color

Challenge: Child writes own words about love

4Closing (3 min)

Review cross and love lesson

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Jesus do on the cross?
  • How does Jesus show love?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank You Jesus for loving us so much

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about Jesus' love

💎 Memory Verse

John 3:16

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

— John 3:16 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Heart Verse Hop: Cut out heart shapes, write memory verse words on them. Spread on floor and have child hop from heart to heart while saying the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Explain sacrifice in simple, gentle terms

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, age-appropriate language
  • Focus on God's love, not scary details
🤔 Common Struggles:

Understanding abstract concept of sacrifice

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's emotional response and basic comprehension

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • BibleMouse Printables: Cross coloring page
  • Sing 'Jesus Loves Me' from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

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